Priorities for occupational therapy research in the United Kingdom: executive summary of the POTTER project

Bannigan, Katrina and Boniface, Gail and Doherty, Patrick and Nicol, Margaret and Porter-Armstrong, Alison and Scudds, Rhonda
(2008)
Priorities for occupational therapy research in the United Kingdom: executive summary of the POTTER project.
British journal of occupational therapy, 71 (1).
pp. 13-16.

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Abstract

The College of Occupational Therapists commissioned the POTTER project toinform its work and the work of its research foundation. The aim was to identifyits members’ views about the current national priorities for occupationaltherapy research in the United Kingdom. A five-stage study was conducted.The main method was a national survey of the professional body’s membership(n = 7000); 2,661 completed questionnaires were returned (38% response rate)and the respondents represented the current membership. The main researchpriority was a need for research into the effectiveness of occupational therapy.The findings have implications for research capacity building and thecommissioning of occupational therapy research.